Writing center tutor

Olivia A. Valcarce, daughter of Karen and Eduardo Valcarce of Sterling, has been chosen to serve as a Nesbitt-Johnson Writing Center tutor at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., this year. She is a junior, majoring in sociology.

The 26 Writing Center tutors are nominated by faculty; those chosen must demonstrate strong writing skills and relate well to their peers. The tutors help students clarify ideas, develop a thesis, organize stages of an argument and strengthen language. Last year the Writing Center tutors conducted more than 2,000 conferences.